Nearly six months before suspected Kuki-Zo insurgents attacked villages and police outposts in Manipur's Jiribam district on Saturday, the state government had written three times to the Director General of Police (DGP) asking to step up security.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Lunminsei Kipgen for his alleged involvement in the killing of four civilians in Manipur's Bishnupur district. This is the first arrest in the gruesome civilian killing case in Manipur. The arrest was made under relevant sections of the law. Further investigation is ongoing by NIA in connection with the case.
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As a part of the strike, drivers of Coordinating Committee POL and Bulk LPG drivers staged a one-day sit-in-protest in front of Malom Oil Depot, Imphal West.